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Apple TV+’s new series “The Mosquito Coast” wants to
go there not literally, so don’t expect something like Peter Weir’s 1986 film, also based on the book by Paul Theroux. Instead, this series more wants to press on about the disillusions that drive its focal family from America to seek refuge in a different country, namely those related to almighty, all-American capitalism. It can be good at bringing those ideas up in a few long-winded monologues, delivered with a special mania from its lead actor, Justin Theroux (nephew of Paul), playing a character who would nonetheless rather die than have an Apple TV+ subscription. But the series is far less radical than it posits especially with plotting that turns a blind eye to the family’s inherent advantages and the tone-deaf tourism of “The Mosquito Coast” makes for an adventure that s increasingly difficult to go along with.
In 1986 Paul Shrader and Peter Weir tackled
The Mosquito Coast on film. They created in the process a densely layered allegorical diatribe on the evils of consumerism. With Harrison Ford as the headliner and strong support from River Phoenix, it intentionally undermined an era defined by crass commercialism. The Eighties embodied excess, thriving on iconography which flaunted that fact. Paul Theroux’s source material was at odds with the time and this intellectual adaptation never found an audience. It would take fourteen years and the release of
American Psycho before audiences could look back and laugh at themselves.
Thankfully, almost thirty five years later screenwriter Neil Cross has taken a more commercial approach. Rather than being a purist and sticking religiously to the text, this version keeps its family firmly on US soil. Although the thematic undertones of invasive government oversight and rampant commercialism are present, this iteration quickly morphs into some
The Mosquito Coast Trailer Starring Justin Theroux and Melissa George
Apple TV+ has released the official trailer for their upcoming series adaptation of
The Mosquito Coast, based on author Paul Theroux’s best-selling novel of the same name. The seven-episode adaptation
is set to premiere its first two episodes on Friday, April 30 followed by new episodes every Friday on Apple TV+. Check out
The Mosquito Coast trailer in the player below!
The video features Justin Theroux’s Allie Fox as he takes his family on the run in order to protect them from the government. However, their hiding will become more difficult when their two kids struggle to understand and adjust their current situation.